Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!
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2021-07-12 14:54:01 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson is joined by our entertainment compatriots Bryan Vore and Ross "The Star Wars Guy" Pfund to unpack Marvel's Black Widow! Movies are back, everybody! In this spoilercast, we talk about Yelena/Florence Pugh, Taskmaster's identity, and how Scarlett Johansson's biggest superhero movie fits into the larger MCU.
Watch and share the video version of Max Spoilers right here - https://youtu.be/k9DoErXmqPY
2021-07-09 23:04:49 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava try to wrap their minds about the big announcement of the Nintendo Switch OLED and how it is definitely not the long-rumored Switch Pro. Then we share our full impressions of Mario Golf: Super Rush and Ubisoft's confirmation of Assassin's Creed Infinite, their attempt to turn the series into a living world. After that, we're honored to be joined by the designer of Chicory: A...
2021-07-07 22:24:08 +0000 UTC
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Jeff Marchiafava, and Leo Vader. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- Nintendo Switch OLED
- C...
2021-07-06 20:06:10 +0000 UTC
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Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch!
2021-07-05 18:00:04 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Kyle Hilliard and Suriel Vazquez prepared for the launch of Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch by playing through Metroid Fusion on the Game Boy Advance. In this spoiler-filled discussion, they talk about how well the game has aged and the best way to play "Metroid 4" today.
Watch and share the video version right here - 2021-07-02 18:15:00 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Cork report on their personal goals from the last month, take wonderful calls from the community in the MinnMax Discord, and set bold new goals for the month of July.
You can watch the video version here - https://youtu.be/VG1aTA5D620
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:43 - Socializing after the pandemic ...
2021-07-02 16:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we talk about Scarlet Nexus and Mario Golf: Super Rush before going back in time and celebrating the best games on the GameBoy Advance.
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To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:14 - Scarlet Nexus
00:12:04 - Mario Golf: Su...
2021-06-30 21:12:35 +0000 UTC
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Leo Vader, Janet Garcia, and Suriel Vazquez. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- The greatest GameBoy Advance gam...
2021-06-29 18:43:19 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews Mark Darrah about his career at BioWare and why he decided to leave the studio and is now building a YouTube channel offering advice for other game developers. In this interview Darrah talks about his history with crunch, why he didn't have the heart to see the next Dragon Age into production, the unreleased Nintendo DS game Mass Effect: Corsair, and his perspective on what went wrong with Anthem's launch.
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2021-06-29 16:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-06-28 17:59:15 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to the big community call-in special episode of MinnMax Council! You probably know that every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. But on the last Sunday of every month we let those $20 supporters call in and talk about anything they want!
On this episode we talk about working for a big corporation like GameStop, Nintendo E3 Trivia, the Hideo Kojima conspiracy surro...
2021-06-28 17:20:51 +0000 UTC
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This week on CrossFade, we’ll be talking about Alkaline Trio and The Exploding Hearts with Mike Park, musician and founder of Asian Man Records! Leave questions and song suggestions for Matt and Mike by the end of the day Tuesday, June 29 and then catch the episode Friday morning!
2021-06-28 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hello MinnMax Council! We're coming up on the end of the month, so it's time for the big community call-in special for MinnMax Council! We'll be taking any and all calls from the MinnMax Council channel in the Discord, you can call in and ask anything you want or just talk about what you've been playing. Ben Hanson is flying solo this time around, to give other cohorts more of a break after E3.
Let us know if you have any questions about how it all works, and we look forward to hearing ...
2021-06-25 20:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode we talk about what we've been playing and the great games released so far this summer. Then Joe Juba joins us to talk even more about Yuffie's DLC in Final Fantasy VII Remake and we answer some great questions from the community!
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming
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2021-06-23 22:50:41 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Grant, and Ronnie continue The Celebration of Final Fantasy VII by creating the best, most thorough discussion about Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's INTERmission chapter on the internet! In this community-fueled game club discussion, we talk about the entirety of Yuffie's DLC including the return to Midgar, how combat and gameplay have changed, the story of Sonon, and Roche the Fort Condor champion.
You can watch and share the video version her...
2021-06-23 19:15:00 +0000 UTC
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, Leo Vader, and special guest Joe Juba. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling question...
2021-06-22 18:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Every week New Show Plus lets supporters at the Backstage Pass tier on Patreon vote to choose a new show for us to create, or to continue an older show from a previous week. If you missed the reveal, you can learn more about the format in this quick video.
So check out your options below, and vote to choose the next episode we create for New Show Plus airing Tuesday on Twitch! 2021-06-21 18:44:25 +0000 UTC
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Every Monday at noon Central, we stream our exclusive Q&A for $20 supporters (the MinnMax Council) on Patreon and they can ask us anything under the sun. Then we share the audio version of that stream with you all!
If you want to join the MinnMax Council and even call-in to the show on the last Sunday of every month, you can support us at the $20 tier even if only for one month. The call-in is happening on Sunday, June 27th!
2021-06-21 18:07:38 +0000 UTC
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To follow up the big Deepest Dive from last year, we're creating the best, most thorough discussion about Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's INTERmission DLC on the internet and we need your help! The panelists are Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Grant, and Best Friend Ronnie.
We're covering the full DLC in this one episode, and please don't spoil anything major from the original game.
Subm...
2021-06-21 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Every Monday at Noon Central, we stream an exclusive Q&A for supporters in the MinnMax Council. We’re happy to answer any and all questions about the future of MinnMax, our past, or the news of the day in the chat. If you can’t make it into the chat during the stream, feel free to leave your question here and we’ll answer it on the stream.
Thanks for your support, everybody!
2021-06-21 14:01:44 +0000 UTC
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It's time for Trivia Tower: The Grand Round! For this month only, we're upping the stakes and the last person standing in our video game trivia competition will win $500 for themselves and $500 for a charity of their choice. So start thinking about which charity you want to compete for!
On Sunday's episode of Trivia Tower, we're joined by special guest co-host Michael Huber fro...
2021-06-18 19:02:47 +0000 UTC
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In this MinnMax Interview, Ben Hanson talks to Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro about their big journey from Giant Bomb to Nextlander. We talk about why they decided it was time to leave Giant Bomb and corporations behind and to establish a direct line with the community over on Patreon with their new outlet Nextlander. Also, we talk about why it's such a scary leap to take.
You can watch and share the video version here - 2021-06-18 16:27:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everybody! We're very proud to present Leo Vader's complete recap of E3 2021! BetterQuest co-host Jeff Cork jumped in to help Leo write this thorough look at E3 2021's best moments and biggest reveals. Your support on Patreon allows us to create absurd stuff like this, so thank you! Thanks for your patience with this one, any help sharing the video is appreciated. Now, it's time to enter The E3 Hive!
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2021-06-18 00:39:28 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava celebrate the best and weirdest from E3 2021 with the first ever MinnMax E3 Awards! We run down some contested categories before being joined by Sarah Podzorski to to answer great questions from you all in the community!
Help support MinnMax's supporters!
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2021-06-16 21:19:38 +0000 UTC
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This week for community questions on the podcast, we'll have Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Janet Garcia, and Sarah Podzorski. It's your turn to make the show better by leaving a question, topic, or anything else for us to read on the show as a comment below! We’ll choose our favorite and iam8bit will ship out a great prize for the winner! We'll stop pulling questions around 10am Central on Wednesday.
On this week’s episode we’ll be talking about...
- E3 mop-up
- Game Buil...
2021-06-15 20:35:01 +0000 UTC
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MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Janet Garcia, Kyle Hilliard, and Suriel Vazquez unpack and discuss the highlights from the big Nintendo Direct during E3 2021. We talk about the announcement of a new 2D Metroid called Metroid Dread, WarioWare on the Nintendo Switch, and of course the new trailer for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Nintendo Direct general reactions
2021-06-15 19:29:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey again! Jason here to get you ready for another episode of CrossFade. This time, we’re excited to welcome cohort Janet Garcia, who’s bringing Foo Fighters’ “In Your Honor” to the show. Matt assigned her “good kid, m.A.A.d city” from Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. Leave questions and song suggestions for Matt and Janet on this post!
2021-06-14 15:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello MinnMax Council! There isn't a new episode of the MinnMax Council podcast today because of E3, but then I realized we could combine the best of the Council and the best of E3!
In the comments below, let us know about a hidden gem that caught your eye during E3 2021 so far. With presentations like Wholesome Direct, Day of the Devs, Guerrilla Collective, Future O fPlay, Fut...
2021-06-14 13:31:23 +0000 UTC
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In this bonus episode for E3 2021, MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Kyle Hilliard, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez talk about the biggest highlights from Xbox, Bethesda, Square-Enix, and Ubisoft during their big press conferences. We talk about everything we know about Starfield, Arkane's new co-op game Redfall, Halo Infinite, and a whole lot more.
You can watch the video version right here since it was live - https://youtu.be/m...
2021-06-13 22:24:04 +0000 UTC
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